by admin | Jul 8, 2024 | Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Six
These are my notes from a preaching course I’m taking. Unless otherwise indicated all quotations are from the book: Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, 3rd Edition by Bryan Chapell Before beginning I want to look in depth at Psalm 62 for...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Chapter 15, Romans, Section Four
This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you,[1] Paul continued his letter to believers in Rome. The hindrance here was Paul’s own φιλοτιμούμενον (a form of φιλοτιμέομαι), translated I desire (NET) and have I strived (KJV), his own fondness for honor:...
by admin | Feb 6, 2015 | Chapter 12, Do not lag in zeal, Love, Romans, Section Three
I am continuing my attempt to view—Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord[1]—as a definition of love (ἀγάπη) rather than as rules. This particular essay is focused on the story of Jesus feeding five thousand plus people in the light of his...